{"id":91090,"date":"2023-06-29T19:30:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T18:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/probing-ikpeazu-a-big-distraction-obidients-advise-gov-otti"},"modified":"2023-06-29T21:59:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T20:59:33","slug":"probing-ikpeazu-a-big-distraction-obidients-advise-gov-otti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/probing-ikpeazu-a-big-distraction-obidients-advise-gov-otti","title":{"rendered":"Probing Ikpeazu a big distraction \u2013 Obidients advise Gov Otti"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Some followers of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, have cautioned Governor Alex Otti of Abia State against probing his predecessor, Okezie Ikpeazu.<\/p>\n

This was as they said probing the immediate past governor would amount to distraction as he settles down to governance.<\/p>\n

They urged Otti to focus on delivering good governance to the people of the state rather than probing Ikpeazu.<\/p>\n

The call was contained in a statement signed by Mazi Chetachi Ikpe of the Peter Obi Grassroots Movement (POGM) in Abia State and Ndubueze Obiakwata, the chairman of Obidients Across Parties Alliance (OAPA) in the state.<\/p>\n

Commending Otti for a superlative first month in office, they said: \u201cYour Excellency, you\u2019re indeed God\u2019s Gift to God\u2019s Own State (Abia).\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement reads partly: \u201cAbia civil servants are glad that you kept your promise of payment of salaries. Indeed, workers\u2019 welfare should be the foremost priority of any government, especially a Labour Party government. In line with your promise that civil servants shall receive their salaries on the 28th of every month, we expect Abia workers to receive their June salary today, being the 28th day of June.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are impressed with the State of Emergency you declared on waste evacuation and management in Aba and Umuahia. Indeed, \u201ccleanliness is next to godliness,\u201d and God\u2019s Own State should not be dirty. We believe that under your watch, the era when a notable Igbo son said that \u201cAba stinks\u201d is over for good.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, we urge you to resist the temptation of embarking on a probe of your predecessor(s) since such shall become a huge distraction [for] your avowed task of rebuilding Abi\u0323a and wiping away our tears, as you promised in your inaugural address as governor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Peter Obi came into office as Anambra State governor, instead of turning around to blame and probe his predecessor, he proved to the electorate that he was better by beating his predecessor\u2019s records.\u201d<\/p>\n

The groups further noted: \u201cAll eyes are on you, as the only Labour Party (LP) governor in Nigeria. We are in a hurry to see you show Nigerians what they will miss if they miss having Mr Peter Obi, the LP presidential candidate, who was robbed of his mandate, as president.\u201d<\/p>\n

They added: \u201cFinally, we urge you to keep your eyes on the ball, bearing in mind that you stand on the shoulders of giants such as Dr Michael Okpara and Dr Sam Mbakwe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough you and our principal, Peter Obi, we believe that a new Nigeria is possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Some followers of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, have cautioned Governor Alex Otti of Abia State against probing his predecessor, Okezie Ikpeazu. This was as they said probing the immediate past governor would amount to distraction as he settles down to governance. 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